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Wynton Marsalis
Interview
At Montreux in 1987, Wynton Marsalis condemns commercial pop culture and defends the transmission of jazz traditions through education and close attention to its masters.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Can jazz performance be taught?
A profile of Charlie Shoemake
Por Thomas Stevens
Gratuito
Editorial
Music teaching depends on more than routine: in 1984, Jean-Pierre Mathez argues that living contact with artists keeps transmission open to new generations.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Parte 2
Sampling? A hard rality !
Por Thomas Stevens
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Why pretend to be Mozart?
Reply to Bernhard Krol
Should a cadenza imitate Mozart? Peter Damm argues for stylistic fidelity without imitation—at the heart of a debate with Bernhard Krol.
Por Peter Damm
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Comments on the First International Brass Congress
Montreux 1976
National styles or personal voice? Roger Bobo finds in Montreux that individuality prevails—yet notes the absence of key traditions.
Por Roger Bobo
Parte 1
Tubes - Tritones - Theses
Por Patrice Sciortino
Gratuito
Editorial
Between disciplined practice and creative folly, musicianship emerges where scales and systems give way to imagination, instinct and the unsettling freedom to think.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Editorial
Mass media, record-industry economics and the return of cornet virtuosity collide in a sharp warning about fashion, manipulation and musical independence.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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Why pretend to be Mozart?
The concerto’s cadenza: copy of style — or bold but true?
Should a cadenza imitate the past—or speak in today’s voice? Bernhard Krol questions the tradition of stylistic imitation and argues for cadenzas that bridge past and present with authenticity.
Por Bernhard Krol
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Scraps of Thoughts and Memories concerning “Passages” for trumpet and strings
Between waiting and movement, Passages reimagines soloist and orchestra—inviting exploration, listening, and the acceptance of the unexpected.
Por Victor Fenigstein
Parte 2
Tubes - Tritones - Theses
Por Patrice Sciortino
Suppose they had an orchestra audition and nobody won?
Por Thomas Stevens
Gratuito
Musical Piracy
Plagiarism, Photocopying
Long before digital piracy, publishers and performers were already confronting plagiarism, photocopying and blurred artistic ownership across the brass world.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Composer Interpreter Teacher Student
Clains and demands in musical life today
What is the musician’s role today? Willi Gohl questions creation, teaching, and society—and argues for a more human, free, and living music.
Por Willi Gohl
Gratuito
Editorial
Between tradition and innovation: brass players must move beyond routine and embrace new musical directions to remain relevant in the music of tomorrow.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Editorial
Bloomington’s brass congress raises an awkward question: can international exchange flourish when one country’s institutions, calendar and priorities set the terms?
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Gratuito
Editorial
A life that shaped a century: Jean-Pierre Mathez introduces the extraordinary rise of Maurice André—an artist whose brilliance transformed the modern trumpet.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
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A Trombone Martyr
Auguste Léonard de la Tuilerie
A Paris apothecary turned trombone evangelist challenges 19th-century musical habits, imagining the slide trombone as the future voice of harmony.
Por Benny Sluchin
Gratuito
Editorial
When careers pause and certainty fades, real progress begins in private, where discipline, friendship and chamber music reshape what it means to be a musician.
Por Jean-Pierre Mathez
Yes or no? Beware!
Do we or do we not play transcriptions?
“Transcriptions: yes or no? Beware.” Roger Bobo challenges tubists to rethink repertoire, taste, and tradition in a bold call for musical judgment and artistic freedom.
Por Roger Bobo
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Montreux 1976 - First international brass congress
Montreux 1976: beyond the spectacle. Between virtuosity, ego, and isolation, Alfred Willener questions the very meaning of the brass world.
Por Alfred Willener
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Serious Music this Side of the Ghetto
Between Darmstadt serialism and neo-tonality, the place of serious music in society is questioned through Berg, Schönberg and the post-war avant-garde.
Por Rolf Urs Ringger
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Individuality and Uniformity in Brass Players
As international standards reshape brass playing, musical individuality risks giving way to imitation, leaving tradition, ensemble work and personal conviction at stake.
Por Hans-Joachim Drechsler